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le brown james, dwyane wade and the miami heat hosting kevin durant and the oklahoma city thunder, a rematch of the nba finals. second quarter, james he'll show off his power with the rebound putback slam. he finally picked up foul. unbelievably his first one in five games. durant baseline with the floater and foul. 33 for durrestaurant and dwyane wade to -- for durant and dwyane wade, jam, one-handed slam. 91-86, heat and james to bosh inside. 98-95 at that juncture. heat win 103-97. it's the fifth straight heat win over the thunder going back to june's nba finals. >>> the lakers, they are finally starting to heat up and kobe bryant playing on christmas day for the 16th time in his 17 seasons. lakers hosting carmelo anthony aned new york knicks. look at kobe go. back door, the reverse layup. kobe had 34 points his ninth straight game with 30 or more. knicks go on a 15-5 run to open the third. anthony with downtown, p 'melo matched kobe bryant about 34 himself. pau gasol, he's been is -- he's been called so, he throws down the exclamation point. lickers -- lakers win. they even their
le brown james, dwyane wade and the miami heat hosting kevin durant and the oklahoma city thunder, a rematch of the nba finals. second quarter, james he'll show off his power with the rebound putback slam. he finally picked up foul. unbelievably his first one in five games. durant baseline with the floater and foul. 33 for durrestaurant and dwyane wade to -- for durant and dwyane wade, jam, one-handed slam. 91-86, heat and james to bosh inside. 98-95 at that juncture. heat win 103-97. it's the...
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mid we could have it brown of wet weather. it could clear up by the weekend expecting mild weather for saturday and sunday. tuesday through thursday is where we're looking to the possibility of showers. we will get more on forecast of erica. >> coming on the kron for morning news at 518 charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, sexual assault of a 65 euro one. crews are cleaning up after the bay area was pounded by rain will have live reports by what is being done outside of your door plus more wet weather on the way. erica was not a detailed look and the timing of it would futurecast for coming up in just a minute. (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 5:00 a.m. stars now. >> good morning the top stories we are following storms over the weekend storms taken down trees and flooding. crews are cleaning up the mess behind. watching the u.s. supreme court will be handing down a decision in the next few hours will they give the proposition a case is not same-sex marriage could re
mid we could have it brown of wet weather. it could clear up by the weekend expecting mild weather for saturday and sunday. tuesday through thursday is where we're looking to the possibility of showers. we will get more on forecast of erica. >> coming on the kron for morning news at 518 charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, sexual assault of a 65 euro one. crews are cleaning up after the bay area was pounded by rain will have live reports by what is being done outside of your door...
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he visited oakland when jerry brown took office in the crime was a problem that then. however he feels that the situation is worse. >> it is probably a big portion of the community. >> former police chief bill bratton to a growing tension between officers and the community are obvious and needed to be changed. something he will start to fax with his consultant services. he will start to -- specs.you will start to-repar on his consultation beginning. >> in addition to leading the los angeles police department has also been a new york city police commissioner and in boston. the new york problems and the current san francisco problems in oakland are similar to other eastern seaboard towns. we were able to impact change and the crime and los angeles is the faulowest in 12 years. >> in one case there were people that were gunned down in oakland at. blank range. and also a woman was found stabbed to death and demand is being questioned. no formal arrests have been made. j. r. stone, kron 4 news. >> we crunched the numbers this morning. department. worsened. as for the three
he visited oakland when jerry brown took office in the crime was a problem that then. however he feels that the situation is worse. >> it is probably a big portion of the community. >> former police chief bill bratton to a growing tension between officers and the community are obvious and needed to be changed. something he will start to fax with his consultant services. he will start to -- specs.you will start to-repar on his consultation beginning. >> in addition to leading...
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looking into whether meet the press moderator david gregory of violated any laws when he displayed a 30 brown rifle magazine on sunday showed. possession of such a clip is in violation of district of columbia colds. even if it is not attached to a gun. gregory used to the magazine as a prop durinterview with thel rifle association ceo wayne lapierre. >> a crusade against toy guns that began in 1987 is being relaunched following the shooting at sandy hooke elementary. santa monica activist jerry rubin says a personalize marital war will be sent to church and who write to him about why they do not like playing with toy guns. rubin says his anti toy gun project used to reward children who sent in their toy guns with teddy bears and exchange, was their toy guns with teddy bears and exchange, was stopped after he ran out ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. save more. save easier. saving more, starts now. just for u on the safeway app. saving more, starts now. >> fruit of lovers if you are like me.
looking into whether meet the press moderator david gregory of violated any laws when he displayed a 30 brown rifle magazine on sunday showed. possession of such a clip is in violation of district of columbia colds. even if it is not attached to a gun. gregory used to the magazine as a prop durinterview with thel rifle association ceo wayne lapierre. >> a crusade against toy guns that began in 1987 is being relaunched following the shooting at sandy hooke elementary. santa monica activist...
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it started to come down there brown for 40 a.m.. you can see how hard the rain is coming down from the left to the right is coming down in sheets. there are polls on the streets of downtown oakland. i can't imagine what it would look like on interstate that is northbound 880. as it is closer to the bay bridge is the to the toll plaza there is a big plot always whenever it rains this part. you have to be careful. in fact i can tell you probably today is a great day for public transportation. look at how hard it is coming down. even people at the bus stop we will leave you with this shot here it is coming down from the shelter just in a nice stream. it has not stopped for the past 45 minutes or so. >> it is a horrible day! george has accidents and will i see you with the downpours. it is not that windy out there is it? >> it is actually quite a form that is the trade-off. normally what ever i do rain coverage i have a lot of sweaters underneath, instead i have my dress shirt is not cold. my hands are not even read. it is just icky and
it started to come down there brown for 40 a.m.. you can see how hard the rain is coming down from the left to the right is coming down in sheets. there are polls on the streets of downtown oakland. i can't imagine what it would look like on interstate that is northbound 880. as it is closer to the bay bridge is the to the toll plaza there is a big plot always whenever it rains this part. you have to be careful. in fact i can tell you probably today is a great day for public transportation....
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governor brown is right. this crucible of creativity and talented share will continue to create companies that are correct again. the immigration issue to making sure that smart calendar people can stay here. as a nation, we should be competing. where is the best place for the next generation of entrepreneurs? the governor was saying california has -- has this forest of productivity. perhaps colorado is the way that california was 25 years ago. the cost of living is less expensive. all these people want to be here the way they wanted to be in california 25 years ago. maybe that natural competition is healthy and different states competing and try to be a place for we solve education and health care, and entrepreneurs who want to raise a family. if we're good enough at that, that is where ceos will want to expand. when they acquire a business, they want to put a division there. we have all these businesses and they got gobbled up by california companies. in most pates -- places, they keep their large workforce
governor brown is right. this crucible of creativity and talented share will continue to create companies that are correct again. the immigration issue to making sure that smart calendar people can stay here. as a nation, we should be competing. where is the best place for the next generation of entrepreneurs? the governor was saying california has -- has this forest of productivity. perhaps colorado is the way that california was 25 years ago. the cost of living is less expensive. all these...
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police said brown is from 21 year old thomas cunningham and 19 year-old mary essa second seven students, and sent three to the hospital including their professor. school officials say the ad was a lapse of judgment on the suit is part of about the looming legalization allowing small amounts of marijuana. >> the latest count five the number of homeless people say about the same between january of 2011 and january of 2013. the housing and urban development are says the sluggish economy is somewhat countered an effort to house the homeless. the number being address 633,000 people. the obama administration has set a goal of eliminating homeless veterans and chronic homelessness by the end of 2015. >> coastal communities destroyed by superstar on sandy are rushing to rebuild their boardwalks and tie for next summer. they are in the race to finish by the end of may to retain tourists money that will need next year. seaside, that's- seaside heights, new jersey gets about 75% of its budget for tourism. towns like bellmawr, under their spending around 200--$20 million to rebuild its war wall. ne
police said brown is from 21 year old thomas cunningham and 19 year-old mary essa second seven students, and sent three to the hospital including their professor. school officials say the ad was a lapse of judgment on the suit is part of about the looming legalization allowing small amounts of marijuana. >> the latest count five the number of homeless people say about the same between january of 2011 and january of 2013. the housing and urban development are says the sluggish economy is...
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her red brown hair was streaked with gray and cut short. she had apple cheeks, dark green skirt that went to her knees and wellington boots. she said this must be the boy from the top of the lane. it would be fired at the meeting tease him. she felt a copper kettle and put the kettle on to the flame and took down the pipe shaped blanks from a cupboard and hesitated, looking at the woman. the woman said your rights, six. the doctor will be there too. and the woman pursed her lips and made a noise. they may still know she said. he wrote it so carefully two, folded in his pocket and they haven't looked there yet. what does it say? read it yourself with the woman. i thought she was let his mother. she seemed like she was somebody's mother. then she cited says he took out the money his friends had given him to smuggle out of south africa, along with all the money he made a few beers mining for opals and went to the casino to campbell. he only met together with his own money and donate it to dip into the money his friend had given him until he ma
her red brown hair was streaked with gray and cut short. she had apple cheeks, dark green skirt that went to her knees and wellington boots. she said this must be the boy from the top of the lane. it would be fired at the meeting tease him. she felt a copper kettle and put the kettle on to the flame and took down the pipe shaped blanks from a cupboard and hesitated, looking at the woman. the woman said your rights, six. the doctor will be there too. and the woman pursed her lips and made a...
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she said the dog was brown and white, medium sized with one ear up, one down, she cannot tell the breed f you can help you're asked to call the alamo police department. >> in san francisco, firefighters came to the rescue of a man snuck a chimney overnight. the rescue caused quite a commotion for people living in this apartment apartmenting near clay street and press individual yido avenue. investigators aren't sure why he was inside of the chimney. crews had to loosen several bricks to get him out.l >> and a body wash add shore yesterday has been identified as a man who went missing last week from a tug boat. the contra costa county coroner says a 77-year-old browned he was reported missing december 9th helping clean debris from a ship docked in vallejo. the wod body found by a hiker in point pinole yesterday. >> a leading doctor's group says a controversial preservative used in childhood vaccines should not be banned by 9 united nations. saying it is not a hasus source of mercury n 19999 group helped to getócly thimerl removed but two studies found no evidence it can cause autism. m
she said the dog was brown and white, medium sized with one ear up, one down, she cannot tell the breed f you can help you're asked to call the alamo police department. >> in san francisco, firefighters came to the rescue of a man snuck a chimney overnight. the rescue caused quite a commotion for people living in this apartment apartmenting near clay street and press individual yido avenue. investigators aren't sure why he was inside of the chimney. crews had to loosen several bricks to...
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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get perspective on the partisan tug- of-war in washington, from one half of the team that produced the deficit-cutting plan republicans say is their inspiration, democrat erskine bowles. >> there are over $7 trillion worth of economic events that are going to hit america in the gut. i think impact would be really strong. if anybody thinks this is going to be a slope better wake up. >> ifill: the link between brain injury and sports, new evidence ties repeated blows to the head to long-term damage. we take a look. >> brown: ray suarez looks at the firestorm over israel's announcement it will expand settlements in the west bank. >> ifill: elizabeth brackett looks at how one chicago school is dealing with the transition to new state-wide standards. >> i really did find that the kids do understand more, and they learn more. they're more interested in what they're learning. >> brown: plus, as global carbon dioxide levels hit record highs, we analyze the increasi
. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we get perspective on the partisan tug- of-war in washington, from one half of the team that produced the deficit-cutting plan republicans say is their inspiration, democrat erskine bowles. >> there are over $7 trillion worth of economic events that are going to hit america in the gut. i think impact would be really strong. if anybody thinks this is going to be a slope better wake up. >> ifill: the link between brain...
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. >> why is charlie brown preesed? because it is offensive. we weigh in on the trouble standard. >> we are going to have to see the rates on the top 2 percent go up. >> virginia congressman randy forge on the president to go over the fiscal cliff. >> gabby douglas on the role of her try iumph. >> governor mike huckabee. >> thank you very much. great audience thank you from huckabee fox news studios in new york city. >> for the past few weeks i have 48 city scarlet i met several hundred who watch the show every week. there is political gridlock on both parties and many of you are concerned about the country. your kids and grand kids could have a better life in you. the recurring theme i heard over and over was the sense that our leaders weren't leading and they aren't listening. the elections accident a clear message. they said meet the new boss instesame as the old boss. same president, same senate, same house. we truly made have will sunk the titanic. we may have put too much hope in human beings could have solved problems in many cases not n
. >> why is charlie brown preesed? because it is offensive. we weigh in on the trouble standard. >> we are going to have to see the rates on the top 2 percent go up. >> virginia congressman randy forge on the president to go over the fiscal cliff. >> gabby douglas on the role of her try iumph. >> governor mike huckabee. >> thank you very much. great audience thank you from huckabee fox news studios in new york city. >> for the past few weeks i have 48...
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now, back to jeff. >> brown: and to egypt. within the last 24 hours the country has seen the worst violence since president mohamed mor was electedn june. seven people were killed and more than 600 hurt during overnight clashes in cairo outside the presidential palace. we have a report from jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: last year, they ousted a dictator. last night, they turned against one another. religious and secular egyptians fighting outside the palace of their first freely-elected president. after riot police gave up keeping the two warring sides apart. seven people were killed and hundreds were injured. both sides were armed with clubs, but eyewitnesses said the first gunfire came from president morsi's supporters. the president's opponents let off fireworks. but they say they won't back down until the president gives up sweeping new powers or resigns. this morning, the army moved in. not to mount a military coup, but to defend a president they would once have jailed for his political vi
now, back to jeff. >> brown: and to egypt. within the last 24 hours the country has seen the worst violence since president mohamed mor was electedn june. seven people were killed and more than 600 hurt during overnight clashes in cairo outside the presidential palace. we have a report from jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: last year, they ousted a dictator. last night, they turned against one another. religious and secular egyptians fighting...
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i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> this is n.b.r. >> susie: good evening. i'm susie gharib. just 28 days to go before the fiscal cliff deadline, today house republicans sent the president a counter-offer, calling for big cuts to entitlement spending, and no new taxes on the wealthy. >> tom: i'm tom hudson. auto sales speed up in november, with buyers taking advantage of ultra-cheap financing to ditch
i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by...
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i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> this is "bbc world news." -- "bbc world news america." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our hardionship managers use theiwk to know your business, offering specialized solutions in capital -- and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailor solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> th
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literary events are packed. >> brown: why do you think that is? >> well, it's inexpensive, inexpensive entertainment. ( laughs ) but i think people want to be together. they want to be talking to people. >> brown: the crisis around here, she says, rarely makes it into her poetry in an explicit way. but she did have one direct hit for us, a playful work-in- progress called "austerity measures." >> i love the term "austerity measures." it sounds so poetic. >> brown: even though it's so real, nitty-gritty in what's happening here? >> yes, i love the idea of "measures" as, you know, verse. it was prompted by a headline that i read somewhere, which was "greece downgraded deeper into junk," the greek bonds. and it scanned nicely, and i just wanted to play with it. so this is just playing it. "austerity measures." "if you believe the headlines, then we're sunk. the dateline oracle, giddy with dread? "greece downgraded deeper into junk." stash cash beneath the mattress, pack the trunk. will drachmas creep where euros fear to tread? if you believe the head
literary events are packed. >> brown: why do you think that is? >> well, it's inexpensive, inexpensive entertainment. ( laughs ) but i think people want to be together. they want to be talking to people. >> brown: the crisis around here, she says, rarely makes it into her poetry in an explicit way. but she did have one direct hit for us, a playful work-in- progress called "austerity measures." >> i love the term "austerity measures." it sounds so...
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people in support are of other dodgy brown people who happen to be islam is the gangs like the islamist gangs who rule libya nowadays and will probably try to rule syria afterwards this is completely absurd i would see in terms of if i was stuck in on a fox news accent today i would tell you right away the greatest force of evil in the world is not al qaeda it's the top itself alexander apply reply i have to go i have to give it to. them is very weak arguments in a very strong way but they remain weak arguments first of all i mean look at what is going on in syria today this is the only xander i don't you go to why don't you go to war in iraq syria and libya. like i did why don't you see what the west between iraq i did it before a jury and after and then we can have a discussion based on facts on the ground i think i've been very i think i've been very clear about the fact that i think that the iraq campaign was profoundly mistaken both in terms of its justification and in terms of its execution the countries on the board off of separation in the north but the point of the fact of the
people in support are of other dodgy brown people who happen to be islam is the gangs like the islamist gangs who rule libya nowadays and will probably try to rule syria afterwards this is completely absurd i would see in terms of if i was stuck in on a fox news accent today i would tell you right away the greatest force of evil in the world is not al qaeda it's the top itself alexander apply reply i have to go i have to give it to. them is very weak arguments in a very strong way but they...
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sometimes i laugh with that. >> brown: why? >> i laugh because i think it's incredible.ag how did i manage to arrive at that age? ( laughs )ic >> brown: greece today can use some of that laughter, and, with its own rich and often troubled history, from ancient times to today, the poet's sense of purpose and survival.el >> ifill: we have more poems from stallings and patrikios on our poetry page, as well as a conversation with greek novelist ersi sotiropoulos.ve find that on art beat. again, the major developments of the day.l there were calls for peace around the world, as millions celebrated christmas. police in webster, new york found human remains in the burned-out home where a gunman t ambushed and killed two firefighters on christmas eve. the victim appeared to be the shooter's sister.e and the election commission in egypt confirmed the new constitution won nearly 64% of the vote in a referendum. online, we ask, who's the best arbiter of the most important events of the year? you, of course. kwame holman tells us about yea
sometimes i laugh with that. >> brown: why? >> i laugh because i think it's incredible.ag how did i manage to arrive at that age? ( laughs )ic >> brown: greece today can use some of that laughter, and, with its own rich and often troubled history, from ancient times to today, the poet's sense of purpose and survival.el >> ifill: we have more poems from stallings and patrikios on our poetry page, as well as a conversation with greek novelist ersi sotiropoulos.ve find that...
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brown: antique wooden stools from the chink dynasty. a video documenting changes along a major street in beijing an ancient vase with a modern-day logo. now on display at the smithsonian's museum in washington d.c. in an exhibition called "according to what," these are the works by the chinese artist away way. a prankster who can make a tea house literally out of tea leaves and represents the surveil-camera that watches him at his home in china is a marble sculpture. he's a visionary who helped design the bird's nest stadium for the application and whose use of social media is shifting the boundaries of art and activi and a dissident. he took a picture and tweeted it even as he was being arrested in 2009. and then spent 81 days in prison, was beaten and made the x-ray image of the damage he suffered into an art work. >> for me living in today's world, if you live in china, it's very hard to do a work whh is not... which does not reflect or suggest the other possibility and meanings. all the works i do which connect or reflect either to
brown: antique wooden stools from the chink dynasty. a video documenting changes along a major street in beijing an ancient vase with a modern-day logo. now on display at the smithsonian's museum in washington d.c. in an exhibition called "according to what," these are the works by the chinese artist away way. a prankster who can make a tea house literally out of tea leaves and represents the surveil-camera that watches him at his home in china is a marble sculpture. he's a visionary...
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. ♪ charlie brown >> christmas fun from harding academy. a little lip syncing. different rooms in the school, chemistry labs, the gym. it's kind of one of those cool one-shot deals. this one is going viral. one of the cool things about this video, they really did this in about an hour. >> i'm sure the planning weren't on for longer than that. to do it in an hour, that's amazing. >> my favorite part, a student singing sandy williams, the most wonderful time of the year. ♪ the most wonderful time of the year ♪ >> he was actually on season ten of "american idol." that's jalen harris. >> he should have just sang himself. >> you can see they just had so much fun. the guy whose idea it was adam gillespie. the local news program did a story. >> it made me smile. >> the guy on the video. >> we would line up with our friends in the hallway and wait for the camera and wave. >> figure out who the elf is and who that character is from and what movie that is. >> a nice little hello to christmas movies. >> i like it. ♪ it's the most wonderful time ♪ ♪ of the year. >
. ♪ charlie brown >> christmas fun from harding academy. a little lip syncing. different rooms in the school, chemistry labs, the gym. it's kind of one of those cool one-shot deals. this one is going viral. one of the cool things about this video, they really did this in about an hour. >> i'm sure the planning weren't on for longer than that. to do it in an hour, that's amazing. >> my favorite part, a student singing sandy williams, the most wonderful time of the year. ♪...
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brown forman-- the maker of jack daniels and finlandia is also doing it. today, even whole foods is finding it appetizing. they've all announced special dividends, eager to reward their shareholders with a nice check before expected tax increases happen next year. >> current law says that qualified dividend income tax rates are at 15%. and, if no legislation is passed between now and then end of the year, those rates would go up to as high as 43.4%. >> companies just want to pass along these dividends. it's a thank you to shareholders. it sparks interest in their stock. >> reporter: according to s&p, this month alone 216 companies have declared special dividends. last november only 72 firms decided to make similar payouts. this is not the first time u.s. companies have been so generous. exactly two year ago, there was a significant pickup in the number of u.s. companies declaring special dividends. the threat of higher tax rates for dividends was behind that spike, too. ample cash on a firm's balance sheet is also a common catalyst for special dividends. >
brown forman-- the maker of jack daniels and finlandia is also doing it. today, even whole foods is finding it appetizing. they've all announced special dividends, eager to reward their shareholders with a nice check before expected tax increases happen next year. >> current law says that qualified dividend income tax rates are at 15%. and, if no legislation is passed between now and then end of the year, those rates would go up to as high as 43.4%. >> companies just want to pass...
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. >> i am fatly ann brown. today is wednesday december 5th. thank you for watching "fox & friends first". >> time for the 5@5:00. a queens new york man pleaded guilty to terror charges for plotting to blow up synagogues in new york city. he was raised in 2011 while trying to buy weapons from an under cover cop. he wanted to set off grenades in the biggest synagogue to send a message of intimidation to a jewish community. >> the country's top intelligence officer will be in the hot seat on capitol hill. he will testify behind closed doors on the benghazi terror attacks. they are left with many questions about who changed the cia talking point which originally represents al qaeda. the revised talking points were used by susan rice who blamed the terror attack on an anti islam video. >> we will see who president obama will nominate for his cabinet. national security nominees are expected to be nominated first. hagel could get the nod for defense secretary. who will replace hillary clinton as secretary of state? lawmakers outraged over reports it
. >> i am fatly ann brown. today is wednesday december 5th. thank you for watching "fox & friends first". >> time for the 5@5:00. a queens new york man pleaded guilty to terror charges for plotting to blow up synagogues in new york city. he was raised in 2011 while trying to buy weapons from an under cover cop. he wanted to set off grenades in the biggest synagogue to send a message of intimidation to a jewish community. >> the country's top intelligence officer...
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